antiparallel
anti-parallel.
Word details
- German meaning
- Antiparallel bedeutet, dass zwei oder mehr Objekte oder Kräfte in entgegengesetzte Richtungen ausgerichtet sind.
- English meaning
- Antiparallel
- Synonym
- gegenläufig
- German example
- Die beiden Vektoren sind antiparallel zueinander.
- English example
- The two vectors are antiparallel to each other.
Related words
- Antiferromagnetismus
Antiferromagnetism is a form of magnetism in which the magnetic moments of neighboring atoms or ions are aligned antiparallel, resulting in a macroscopically small or no magnetization.
- antiferromagnetisch
Antiferromagnetic
Example sentences with “antiparallel”
Die Stränge sind antiparallel. (The strands are anti-parallel.)
Frequently asked questions
Used in biology?
Yes, for DNA structures.